Woman says pot in her purse isn't hers

Published: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 04:28 PM.

CRESTVIEW – Another woman involved in the Auburn Road drug raid was arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession after an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy saw plastic bags of marijuana in her purse.

The deputy wrote in his arrest report that when he arrived at the residence May 15, a man was sitting at an outdoor table with a multicolored glass pipe and a gram of loose marijuana.

The deputy also saw a brown purse that was open. Inside the purse he could see two baggies containing marijuana. The man said the items belonged to a woman who was standing in the living room of the residence.

The woman at first denied the purse and its contents belonged to her, but later recanted.

She was charged with marijuana possession not more than 20 grams, and drug equipment possession.

Her court date is May 28.

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CRESTVIEW – Another woman involved in the Auburn Road drug raid was arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession after an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy saw plastic bags of marijuana in her purse.

The deputy wrote in his arrest report that when he arrived at the residence May 15, a man was sitting at an outdoor table with a multicolored glass pipe and a gram of loose marijuana.

The deputy also saw a brown purse that was open. Inside the purse he could see two baggies containing marijuana. The man said the items belonged to a woman who was standing in the living room of the residence.

The woman at first denied the purse and its contents belonged to her, but later recanted.

She was charged with marijuana possession not more than 20 grams, and drug equipment possession.